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The Summer 2025 Box Office Breakdown

As August comes to a close, the weather starts to change, and so do the blockbuster movies playing in theaters. 2025’s summer blockbuster season saw live-action remakes of beloved children's movies, original horror films, superhero movies, and more. With the summer...

Rehashed ‘Rebirth’ is another low for the Jurassic franchise

Jurassic World: Rebirth (1 star out of 4) We’re seven films into the Jurassic Park/World franchise, and the filmmakers still don’t have any new ideas. “Jurassic World: Rebirth” feels like an excuse to make money without trying, and it deserves to join the fossil...

Why you need to watch “Kubo and the Two Strings” (2016) now that it’s back on Netflix!

Premise A young storyteller, Kubo (Art Parkinson), lives the truth of his stories as he must find an ancient suit of armor to fight against the vengeful Moon King (Ralph Fiennes). A Dying Art https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r01mk6F_Pk See how stop-motion played a...

Weak ending undermines suspenseful ‘Heretic’

Heretic (2 ½ stars out of 4) During the two years I spent as a missionary in Northern Illinois, I would occasionally wind up at an appointment where the investigator clearly wasn’t interested in learning about the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ. In the best cases,...

‘Love and Thunder’ is a step down from ‘Ragnarok,’ but pretty good for post-‘Endgame’ MCU

Thor: Love and Thunder – 3 stars out of 4 For the “Thor: Love and Thunder” soundtrack, director Taika Waititi uses Guns ‘n Roses the same way he used Led Zeppelin for “Thor: Ragnarok” in 2017. Guns ‘n Roses was a great band, far superior to most all its peers, but it...

‘The Yes Men Are Revolting’ on April 21

Are you going to be in Moab this Thursday? If so, for the low price of free you can check out "The Yes Men Are Revolting." The Utah Film Center has more info on their website. From the website: For the last 20 years, notorious activists the Yes Men (Mike Bonanno and...

Free Wednesday screening SLFC 4/19/2016

The Salt Lake Film society is offering free screenings every Wednesday. This week, the beloved classic "Groundhog Day." To find out more about the Salt Lake Film Society and their free weekly screenings, check out www.saltlakefilmsociety.org.

Matson Films to release ‘Gurukulam’

Press release: Los Angeles, CA - Matson Films today announced plans to release Jillian Elizabeth and Neil Dalal’s acclaimed film Gurukulam (One Without A Second) in New York June 3rd and Los Angeles June 10th, with a multi-city roll-out to 50 plus cities to follow....

Disney delivers 1st trailer for ‘Pete’s Dragon’

CANDLE ON THE WATER — Disney fans are getting their first peek at a very different take on a childhood favorite with the recent trailer release for “Pete’s Dragon.” The live action/animation hybrid musical from 1977 is getting a makeover from director David Lowery who...

Sundance: free tickets for Utah residents

Beginning January 14th at 10:00 a.m., Sundance tickets reserved for Utah residents only will be made available online. You're welcome to get in the queue now by hitting this link, though sale priority will be assigned randomly, so hanging out on the waiting page...